Endure — Defs

01 v. i. To continue in the same state without perishing; to last; to remain.

imp. & p. p. Endured; p. pr. & vb. n. Enduring

1.
To continue in the same state without perishing; to last; to remain.
“Their verdure still endure.” — Shak.

“He shall hold it [his house] fast, but it shall not endure.” — Job viii. 15.
2.
To remain firm, as under trial or suffering; to suffer patiently or without yielding; to bear up under adversity; to hold out.
“Can thine heart endure, or can thine hands be strong in the days that I shall deal with thee?” — Ezek. xxii. 14.

02 v. t. To remain firm under; to sustain; to undergo; to support without breaking or yielding; as, metals endure a certain degree of heat without m…

1.
To remain firm under; to sustain; to undergo; to support without breaking or yielding; as, metals endure a certain degree of heat without melting; to endure wind and weather.
“Both were of shining steel, and wrought so pure, As might the strokes of two such arms endure.” — Dryden.
2.
To bear with patience; to suffer without opposition or without sinking under the pressure or affliction; to bear up under; to put up with; to tolerate.
“I will no longer endure it.” — Shak.

“Therefore I endure all things for the elect's sake.” — 2 Tim. ii. 10.

“How can I endure to see the evil that shall come unto my people?” — Esther viii. 6.
3.
To harden; to toughen; to make hardy.[Obs.]
“Manly limbs endured with little ease.” — Spenser.

Syn. To last; remain; continue; abide; brook; submit to; suffer.